Get ready to add a touch of whimsy and charm to your crochet projects with the delightful Spring Butterfly Applique! This enchanting design captures the essence of the vibrant season, bringing a burst of color and joy to any project it adorns. With its intricate details and delicate wings, this butterfly applique is sure to become a favorite addition to your crochet repertoire. Embrace the beauty of springtime with the mesmerizing Crochet Butterfly Applique! This exquisite design is a true celebration of nature's wonders, capturing the essence of blooming flowers and fluttering butterflies. With its intricate stitches and vibrant colors, this applique is a perfect way to infuse your crochet projects with the spirit of the season. Whether you're embellishing a blanket, hat, or even a bag, this butterfly applique will instantly elevate your creations to new heights of elegance and charm. So grab your crochet hook and let your imagination take flight as you bring the magic of spring to life with this stunning butterfly applique.

Supplies:

• 4.5mm hook (or as desired)
• 4/Worsted weight yarn
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Optional: Bead

Notes:

Changing your hook and/or yarn size will change the finished size of your butterfly.

Feel free to play around with different yarn weights and textures to see what you can come up with. Have fun with it!

Stitch Glossary:

Terminology: US English

• CH = Chain
• DC = Double Crochet
• SLST = Slip Stitch
• 2 TC TOG = 2 Treble Crochet Together
• F/O = Fasten Off

Directions:

First Wing:

1. CH 5
2. 1 DC into the last chain from the hook. We will be working all future stitches into this chain space. I will refer to it as the “base stitch.” You may want to mark it to make it easier to find as we go.
3. CH 3, slst in the base stitch.

Second Wing:

1. CH 4
2. 2TCTOG
3. CH 3
4. Slst back into the base stitch. This is the end of the second wing.

Third Wing:

1. CH 4
2. 2TCTOG
3. CH 3
4. Slst into the base stitch. This is the end of the third wing.

Fourth Wing:

1. CH4
2. 1 DC into the base stitch
3. CH 3
4. slst back into the base stitch. This completes the fourth wing.
5. F/o, leave a long tail for the center of the butterfly

Finishing the Butterfly:

Wrap the long yarn tail around the center of the butterfly to form the body. On your last wrap around, add the bead to your butterfly using the yarn needle. Knot the two yarn tails on the back of the butterfly to secure.

Working a DC into the last CH from the hook

2TCTOG has 3 loops on the hook before it’s completed.

Finished butterfly with bead.